mercoledì 6 giugno 2007

Hello felow Rockers!These days time is harder to come by than an honest Italian Politician, but we do what we can, no? The truth be known that yesterday I had the time to do a bit of blogging but the sun was shinning and the VFR was beckoning! I flew around Milan, it’s outer districts, it’s bad but free A roads and it’s bad but expensive private Motorways always looking for another excuse to stay in the saddle for a few more miles! Then it was back to the Garage to check the chain, oil, tyres etc…then a few more miles to check if all was well. Just as I’d finished chaining the beast to the garage wall, I got a call from Raff explaining how he was floating in a sea of ideas and could I get down to the studio ASAP for a good ol’ bash of songwriting. Yes I thought, another excuse to unchain the beast and ride the longest route available to our slime covered and rather festering studio. We recorded a few new ideas before being joined by the other three personalities that form that Gothic, pop Monster known as Neracruz. After running through the set a couple of times it was back on the beast with a smile on my satisfied but rather road dirty face… back home in time for milk and biscuits!A perfect day!Cheers,________________Ciao amici Rockers!In questi giorni è piu difficile trovare tempo libero che un politico Italiano onesto, ma facciamo quello che possiamo, no? La verita è che ieri ho avuto un pò di tempo per scrivere sul blog, ma il sole splendeva e la VFR mi chiamava! Ho guidato per Milano, la sua provincia, le sue gratis ma maltenute stradi statali e la cara e brutta autostrada, sempre cercando una scusa per stare in sella per un pò di miglia ancora! Sono tornato poi in box per controllare catena, olio, gomme etc… poi qualche miglia ancora per vedere se tutto andava bene. Avevo appena finito di incatenare la bestia al muro del box quando Raff mi ha chiamato dicendo che stava nuotando in un mare di ideee e di correre subito in studio per scrivere delle idee nuove. Bello, un'altra scusa per scatenare la bestia e prendere il via per arrivare in studio. Abbiamo registrato alcune nuove idee prima dell'arrivo degli altri tre personaggi che fanno parte del mitico gruppo Gotico, pop che si chiama Neracruz. Dopo aver fatto il set un paio di volte è giunto il momento per mettermi nuovamente in sella alla mia bestiale moto con un sorriso sul mio soddisfatto, ma sporco d'asfalto, volto… per arrivare a casa in tenpo per il latte e biscotti!Una splendida giornata!Cheers,Kev

Biography

Raphael: Voice

Kevin Fisher: Guitar

Marco Mazzesi: Keyboard

Steve Pons: Bass

The concept NERACRUZ first came to light in London way back in 95’. It’s here that our story begins, starting with the first and founding member of the band: Raphael. Leaving Italy, his place of birth at the age of Fifteen to resettle in London, Raff soon discovered a passion for the sound the look and style of a scene led by such bands as the Cult and the clash. The British scene of the mid eighties left a huge mark on young Raff and it’s here that Raff begins to grow musically, playing in various bands of medium importance as well as being invited to participate on various projects of the time such as Sig Sig Sputnik e Underneath What. Although for an upcoming musician such opportunities happen only once in a life time, they weren’t the right ones for him. He was searching for something different. Even though London gave him shape and form for more the fifteen years, it was time for a change of scenery. It was here that came the idea of using his Italian past to create something new, not quite English and not quite Italian but a hybrid of the two. With this idea in mind and a few songs in his suitcase, Raff decided to return home, bringing with him his Band co-founder and English four stringed collaborator, Steve Ponz. The idea being to begin the search for musicians compatible to his style and with the same drive as himself. In fact, once reinserted in the Milan based rock scene, Raff meets with glam drummer Stefano Lucchese glam, who after hearing Raffs songs is immediately taken into the fold. Becoming the third member of Neracruz. With Stefano comes Marco Mazzesi (Keyboards and fanatical Depece Mode fan). Having played together for years in various Bands know well each others styles, and seeing this as opportunity to put into practice his mix of analogue keyboards and metallic samples doesn’t think twice and becomes thy third member. After a few failed attempts the attention moves to Kevin Fisher. The London born guitarist experienced in the Heavy Metal/thrash scene of the early nineties, playing in various bands of moderate success and working almost full time as a session man. In Italy for almost two years, working as a stage technician and session guitarist jumps at the idea to join a band that can integrate his obviously English style with Raf’s wild and innovative ideas. Neracruz unites personalities with completely different musical and cultural backgrounds with one thing in common, the music. Rock, metal, new wave, techno, gothic, all this in one unique formula: NERACRUZ The band themselves find it difficult, or at worst unable to define their own sound. ‘Pure Goth’ insists Kev, ‘New wave progressive’ claims Marco, ’heavy metal’ shouts Raf hoping to provoke a judicial response. There are no set rules to how the songs are born. Everyone puts in his own, giving each song it’s own versatile and fresh sound. Further song characteristics that mirror the spirit of the band are the bilingual nature in which Raff writes the bands lyrics:” ‘To me it comes naturally to write the verse in Italian and the chorus in English’ says Raff ‘From the beginning this was my intention, my idea of NERACRUZ and my only form of expression’.